System of motor control.



APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 14, 1905.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY PATENTBD APR. 3, 1906. A. MAGNUSON. SYSTEM OF MOTOR CONTROL APPLICATION FILED JUNB14,1905.

ATTORNEY ii'rvirnn creme.

()F J UHY, NEW JERSEY.

sveve'in or inc-roe convince.

No. s1 15,805.

Specification of Letters Betent.

Eatented April. S, 3.906..

Application filed June 1-1:, 1905 serial No. 265.167.

To kill whom, it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Arm. MiiuNUsoN, a citizen of the United States, and e resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Systems of Motor Control, of which the following is a specification.

Myinventio'n relates to a system of motor control md it consists of a novel arrangement of various epperatus' and circuits whereh len electricmotor may be started,

stop e end'othe'mvise controlled at will.

Although my systemiis applicable to other types of electric motors, it may be used to greet advantage in conjunction with such motors as are operated by alternating currents. I have made application for Letters Patzcent, Serial No. 2%,592, filed January i8,

1 1905, for a system of motor control which I embodies the broad ideaoi'the present invention, and the present invention is of certain J improvements and developments of the in- 5. vention disclosed in said prior application.

Referring to the drawings, Figure? 1 is a diagrammatic view of the various apparatus and circuits which I use in carrying out my in-- vention. Fig. 2 is a diagram of one pert of 3 the apparatus with. certain electrical circuits.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of an electric motor with amodificetion of my invention connectcd thereto.

Like characters of reference designate cor- 3 5 responding parts in all of the figures.

9 thereby. the motor by having its shaft 21 connected. to the motonshaft 11 by a coupling 22,

1O desi nates an electric motor which is to be contro led.

2O designates a generator which is connected to run with the motor and to be driven It may be direc' l connected to shown, .or itmay be connected in any other suitable manner.

is s transformer. Its primary may be connected to a suitable source of electrical supply. its secondary is connected. by the mains 31, 32, and 33 through a main switch 40 to the various parts of the apparatus, as

5 9 Will be shownlater. 60 end 70 designatemag netioallyhctusitad circuit-closers or startingswitches for the motor. 'leken together they constitute a revers.ing-switch for starting'themotor in either direction.

1s a manually-operated switch which Y, ASSEGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN may be situated at any convenient place and by means of which an operator may control the movements of the motor at will. This switch comprises a two-part contact-arm 51, which is pivoted at 52 end which may be moved over to the left or right to connect a. plate 58 with either contact-plate 54 or contact-plate 55. The contact-plate 53 is connected to the main'32 by a conductor 32, and if the upper part of contactsrm Ellis moved to the right a. circuit will be completed thereby through conductor 55, magnetwinding ol, conductor 55, contacts 55 and 55", which aretogether, conductor 55", contacts 55 and 55, and conductor 31 to the main 31... Magnet-winding 61 will therefore be connected across the mains 31 and 32, and singlephase current will consequently pass through it. The megnet will thereby become en ergized and will lift its core 62 and its connected parts. Two movable contacts63 and 64 are carried to but insulated from the core 52, one these will now be rised up against two stationary contact-s65 and 66. The mo tor tcrminals 12 and 1.4; are connected to the movable contacts 63 and 64, respectively, and as the mains 33 and 31 are connected to contacts 65 and 66 these mains 33 and 31 willnow be connected to motor-terminals 12' and 14, respectively. The other main 32'is connected directly to the central motor-ter minal 13. The motor will now receive cur rent from the mains and will begin to rotate. The generator 20 will now be driven by the motor and will generate a current of variable voltage proportional in strength to the speed of the motor. tact-arm 51 of switch 50 was moved to the right, the lower part was moved to the left, so that it now connects contact-plates 56 and 58. This will close a circuit across the mains of generator 20, which will include inagnetwindings 67 and 91. I will now trace this circuit. Starting at the generator the circuit extends through conductor 23, contacts 56 end 58, which are now connected by con-- tact-arm 51, thence through conductor 58- to and through magnet winding 67, thence through conductor 58 to the solenoidwind- When the upper part of coniii generator increases the strength of the gener-' ated current increases until it energizes magnet-winding 67 sufficiently for the latter to hold the core 62 in its raised position. The

niagnet-winding 67 will exercise a downward pull' on the core 68 and will overcome the effect of spring 69, pull contacts 55 and 55 apart, and thereby cut oil the alternating current from. magnet-winding 61 when the latter is no longernee-ded to hold up the core 62. If the inanually-operated switch 50 had been moved in the other direction, the operation would have been similar; but in this case the magnetically-actuated switch 70 would have been closed and the mains 31, 32, and 33 would have been connected to the motorterminals 12, '13, and 14, respectively, and

motor would rotate in the opposite direction.

It will be noted that in the diagram an opposition elcment in. the form of a delta-coin nested resistance is connected to the rotor ot the motor.

This opposition element may be inductance or resistance or any other desired means for preventing the motor from getting full power from the line. As long as it is in the motor-circuit the rotation of the motor will be slow. One of ,the objects of the present invention to provide means for automatically and graduahy cutting this opposition element out of the motor-circuit,

and thereby controlling the acceleration" of the motor in starting. I will now describe the means I employ to obtain this result.

It'has already been shown that the current from generator 20 passes through a magnetwinding 91. This is a part of a controlling device 90. When the variable voltage from the generator 20 pesos through this winding, it energizes the latterand causes it to exercise an upward ull on a core 94, which will be proportiona to the speedof the motor. This upward pullmay be opposed by a dash-pot 100 of ordinary construction and by a spring 101. The spring may be adjusted by nuts 104. Between the core 94 and the-pistonrod 102 of the dash-pot a cam ineinberis intcrposed. then the parts are in the position shown in the drawings, this cam mem ber 95 holds a number of pivoted contactarms 96 96 away from a corresponding number of stationary contacts 97 97-. When the siaeo s cam member is raised by the action of the solenoid, it allows, first, the lower pair of these pivoted contact-arms 96 to drop down against their stationery contacts 97, then the second pair of contact-arms to move against their stationary contacts, and so on. These pivoted contact-arms and their corresponding stationary contacts are so connected to the opposition element that they short-circuit the latter in a number of steps, and thereby gradually remove it from the rotorcircuit and allow the motor to accelerate un til it reaches full speed. As this action depends upon tl e value of the variable voltage of the enerat r 20 and as this value depends upon t e speed of the controlled motor, it is evident that the motors acceleration will be automatically controlled in the desired mannerthat is, the motor will be brought up to full speed. slowly when it is driving heavy loads and more rapidly with lighter loads;

The solenoid 91 may be arranged to control the motor in a number of ways. I have just described it as arranged to control an opposition element in the motor-circuit, as this is a commontype of motor-controlling devices. It may be used to actuate an automatic transformer or other devices or to con trol a motor by shifting its brushes. arrangement is shown in Fig. 3. Here the solenoid 91 has its core 94 connected to a rack 98, which meshes with a gear 99. The action of the solenoid may be retarded by a dash-pot 100 and a spring 101. The motor 10 is shown as a series motor with its brushes 2 15 and 16 connectedto the gear 99, and its acceleration and even its direction of rotation may be controlled by shifting the position of its brushes by means of the solenoid 91. The generator 20 may be a magneto, a a shunt-wound dynamo, a series-wound dynamo, or any other desired type. In the drawings, Fig. 2, I have shown it as a magneto'with a series winding on its fields to keep up their magnetism. The fields then are permanently charged, and the variable voltage depends upon the speed of the armatures rotation between them. In Fig. 2 I show an arrangement for causin its generated current to flow in the same irection regardless of the direction of rotation'of the generator. In this view, Fig. 2, an arm 28 is shown, the lower end of which is supported by the, armature-shaft 21 and is pressed against the shaft by a spring 28", the tension of which may be adjusted by a nut 28". The other end of the arm carries "two contactpieces 26 and 27, which are insulated from each other and from the arm 28. The outgoing conductor 23 is connected to contactpiece 27; and contact-piece 26 is connected to one endlof the series held. The other outgoingconductoris connected to the other end of the series field. Contact-pieces 26 and 27 rest upon stationary contacts 29 and 29, re-

Such an.

emcee spectiyely, as shown, or eise upon stetionary said nuignets having two windings, one for cntects29f and 29 respectively. The arpulsating end the other for direct currents, mature-brush is connected to stationary and means dependent upon the generator for Contact 29*, and the arinatu'rebrush 20 is controlling-the motor.

connected to theother two stationery 0011- 6. A motor, a source of pulsating current tects 29 and '29; "When the motor 10 drives therefone direct-current generator driven by the shaft 21 to the left, the arm 28 and con the motor, e reversing-switch for the motor, tact-pieces 26 and 27 will remain in the posimagnets for actuating the reversing-switch,

tion shown,,with M11128 restingagainst a stop said magnets being energized by pulsating 28; but'when the shaft 21 is rotated to the en'd'direct currents, and means actuated by right the arjm 28 and the contact-pieces will the magnet for cutting ofi the pulsating curbe carried over thereby'until the arm reaches rent from themegnet While the motor is run- 'Tthe stop 28?, when contact-piece 26 will rest ning. f v I upon steti'onery. contact 253 and contact" J 7. A motoryn' source of pulsittin current p1ece27 will restupon stationery contact therefor, adirectacurrent generator riven by 29 -iThis' will cause a reversal of connecthe moton-e starting-switch. for the motor. a tions between the armature and fieldsand magnet for actuating the starting-switch, will; cause the generated current to flow in said magnet being energized by pulsating the samedirection through the fields oi the end direct currents, means actuated by the 2d generator. and its outgoing conductors remagnet for cutting on the puisat'ingeurrcnt 8 5 i gardle'ss ofthe direction of rotation of the from thcmcgnetwhile the motor is running,

f shaft, r V I and means dependent upon thegeneretorfor Tins system is capable of nieny modificacontrolling the motor; .ti'onsfnrid applications. It is applicable to 8. A moto'iyasource of pulsatin current many-types ofmotors and to various kinds therefor, edirect-current generator riven'by of. controlling devices. It is applicable to the motor, a stertingswitch tor the motor; a electricelevetors and to the control of elecmagnetfor actuatingthe starting-suiitchflald tric-railway cars. i I therefore do not Wish to magnet being energized by pulsating and dilimit myself to; the specific a )pcretus and up rect currents,mea.ns dependent upon the genplicationsj herein shown an described. erator for controlling t e motorfend men- 5 What l-cla'im is uellywperatecl circuit-closer for controlling v, 1. A motor, a source of pulsating current both the pniscting and direct currents in the therefor, a direct-current generator driven by' magnet. the'motor,ie starting-switch for the motor, a 9. motor, at source of pulsating current single magnet for actuating the stertin therefor,ndirect-current generator driven by switch,.said magnet being energized by pu themotor, e reversing-switchfor the motor,

satingand direct currents, and means depend magnets for e ctuating the reversing-switch, out upon the generator for controlling the sei inegnetsf being energized by pulsating motor. I and direct currents, .meuns dependent ppon 2. A motor, a source of pulsating current the generator for controlling the motor, and therefor, adirect-current generator diven by e 1nanually-o 'ereted circuit-closer for con the motor, a reyersingswitch for the motor, troilingboth the pulsating and direct currents magnets for actuating the reversing-switch, in the magnets.

j said magnets each having it single frame and 10. A motor, a source of pulsating current being energized by pulsating and direct ourtherefor, a direct-current generator driven by 1 1o rents, and means dependent upon the generathe motor, e reversing-switch for the motor,

tor for controlling the motor. magnets foiuactuating the reyersing-switch,

3. A motor, a sourcect pulsating current snid magnets being energized by pulsating therefor, adirect-current generator driven by and. direct currents, meensactuate by the the motor, a sterting-switch for the motor,- a magnets for cuttingoii' the pulsating current i 15 me net for actuating the sterting-switch, from the magnet while the motor is running, sai magnet being energized by pulsating and means dependent upon the generator for condirect currents, and means dependent upon trolling the motor, and a manually-operated. the generator for controlling the motor. circuit-cioscr for controlling both the pulset- 4. A motor, a source of pulsating current ing and direct currents in the magnets. rec therefor, a direct-current generator driven. by l i motor, a source of ulsating current .themotor, e reversing-switch for the motor, ther s generator driven y the motor and magnets for actuating the reversing-switch, arr-en" to produce a direct current proper said magnets being energized by pulsating .ticn strength to the speed otthemotor,

and direct currents, and means dependent reversing; h for starting the motor 1:25

upon the generator for controlling the motor. -'ei'ther direction, magnets for actuating 5. A motor, source of pulsating current I reve1'sing-sw1tch, said magnets being therefor, edircct-rurrent generctorrlrivenby l gin-ed by tl "pulsating and direct currents, the motor, a trove ingswitch for the motor, l and moan. d by to direct current for magnets for actuating the reversing-switch, cutting oh: sting; current from the 2 0 magnet when the direct current reaches a prcdetermined strength.

12. A motor, a source ol' pulsating current therefor, a generator driven by the motor and arranged to produce s direct current proportional in. strength to the speed of the motor,

a reversing-switch for starting the motor in either direction. magnets for actuating the reversing-switch, said magnets being encrgizcd by the pulsating and direct currents, means actuated by the direct current for cut ting oil the pulsating current from the magnet when the direct current reaches a prudeterinined strength, and a manually-opcrated circuit-cioscr for controlling both the pulsatin and direct currents in the magnets.

13. A motor, a source of pulsating current thercl'or, d irr-urt-currcnt generator driven by the motor, a rcvcrsirig-switch For the motor, magnets for actuating the IBYQISlIlg-S'Wlt-(Jll, catch of said magnets having two Winding? one for pulsating end the other for direct cur rents, and a singlcuuagnet frame and means dependent upon the generator for controlling the motor.

14. A motor, a controlling device thercior, a generator driven by the motor, and a solenold in circuit with the generator arranged to gradually actuate the controlling device in proportion to the speed of the motor.

15. A motor, a controlling dc ice'thcre'for comprising o plurality of circuit-closers, generator driven hy the motor, and a so enoid in circuit with the generator arranged to actuate the circuit-closers step by step in proportion to the speed of the motor.

16. A motor, n. controlling device therefor, a generator driven by the niol-or, a solenoid in circuit with the generator arrsng'ed to rash 5 l r h ually Suit-unto the controlling device in 1 -oportion to the speed .ol the motor, and rctarding, device for the solenoid.

- 17, A motor, n controlling device thercl'or, a generator driven by the motor, a solenoid in circuit with tho generator arranged to gradually actuate the controlling device in proportion to the speed of the motor, and an adjustable retarding device for the solenoid.

its. A motor, a controlling device therefor, a generator driven by the motor, a solenoid in circuit with the cncrator iirren ed to.

gradually actuate the controlling device in one direction in proportion to the speed ol the motor, and means to actuate the controlling device in the other di ection.

19. A motor, controllii device thcrcior h 7 a generator drivin by the motor, at solcnoid in circuit vvirh the generator srrangcd to,

gradually urinate the cont-rolling device in one llil' i'l'lli ll in proportion to the speed ol the minor, and :n'li table leans to actuate the. controlling dcv in the other direction.

2U. A motor, a controlling device therefor, f

:1 generator driven by the motor, an electronnurncti-z' actuator for the controlling device,

and means actuated by the controlling d vice for weakening the current of the ator.

21. A motor, a starting-switchv and a itrolling device therefor, agcnerator driven for the controlling device, 9. source of current supply depending on the movement of the motor and arranged to produce a current proportional in strength to the speed of the motor for actuating the electromagnetic devices, and means actuated by the cont "ling device for weakening said current aft' r'the motor has reached a prctermined speed.

23. A motor, two sources of electrical. orgy, one of which is pulsating and prsccn colly constant in value and conducted to the motor, the other of which direct and proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, and ii solenoid connected to said second source or" energy and arranged to grodnally control the acceleration of the motor in starting.

2%, A motor, tvo sources of electrical energy, one of which is pulsating and practically constant in value and conducted to the motor, the other of which is ilircct and proportional in strength to the sp ol oi' the motor, a solenoid connected to scc n'id source of energy and arranged to gr control the. acceleration of the motor urcing, and a munually-operated circuit-closer ed to control hoth sources ol electrical 23A motor, :1 starting-switcl'i therefor, two sources of electrical energy, one ol which pulsating und practically constant in val e and is conducted, to the motor, the other ol" which is direct and proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, and a solenoid connected to said second source of energy and arranged to gradually control the accelcrntion of the motor in starting.

'26. In a system of motor control, an alternoting-current motor, a starting device therefor, two sources of electrical energy, onc ol which is pulsating and practically constantin value and conducted to the motor, the other of which is direct and proportional in strength to the speed of the motor a solenoid connected to said second source ol energy and arranged to gradually control the acceleration of the motor, and a nmmwlly-operutcd zmistcr-switch for controlling the systern,

2. A motor, a source of current therefor, a magneto driven by the motor and arranged to generate a current proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, and motor-con windings therefrom.

29. A motor, a'source of current therefor,

. a magneto having permanently-magnetized fields and a field-wmding, said magneto be ing driven by the motor and arranged to generate acurrent proportional 'in strength to the speed of the motor, and motor-controlling means separatefrom the fieldwindings but connected to said magneto to be operated by the current therefrom.

3O. A motor, a source of current therefor a magneto having permanently-magnetized I fields and a field-winding, means for insuring the generated current 0 field-Windin in the same direction regard less of the irection of rotation of the magneto, said magneto being driven by the motor and arranged to generate a current proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, said current arranged to control the movement of the motor.

' 31'. A motor, a starting device, a motorv controlling device separate from the motor Wing through sai field-windings, a source of electrical supply for the motor, a magneto driven by the motor and-arranged to generate a current proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, and connections between said magneto and said motor-controlling device.

erases it? 82. A motor, a starting device and a controlling device therefor, a source of electrical supply for the motor,'a magneto driven by the motor and arranged to generate a cur-,

rent proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, said current arranged to control the startingv and controlling devices for the motor, and a manually operated circuitcloser to control the generated current of the magneto.

33. A motor, a starting device and a controlling device therefor, a source of electrical supply for the motor, a magneto driven by the motor and arranged to generate acurrent proportional in strength to the speed of the motor, said current arranged to control the starting and controlling devices for the motor, and means actuated by the controlling device for Weakenin the generated current of the magneto a ter the motor has reached a predetermined speed.

'In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of I twvo subscribing Witnesses.

AXEL MAGNUSON. Witnesses:

ERNEs'r W. MARSHALL, Jossrn E. CAVANAUGH. 

